SUSE update for kernel
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA37909
VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/37909/
DESCRIPTION: SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some security issues and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS.
For more information: SA32320 SA36707 SA37086 SA37435 SA37590
SOLUTION: Apply updated packages.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IPF
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SLE SDK 10 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for x86
ORIGINAL ADVISORY: SUSE-SA:2009:064: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
OTHER REFERENCES: SA32320: http://secunia.com/advisories/32320/
SA36707: http://secunia.com/advisories/36707/
SA37086: http://secunia.com/advisories/37086/
SA37435: http://secunia.com/advisories/37435/
SA37590: http://secunia.com/advisories/37590/
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